Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to stop outpatient treatment for 5,000 children with acute malnutrition in Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur, Sudan, because the warring parties have blocked deliveries of food, medicines and other essential supplies for months.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to stop outpatient treatment for 5,000 children with acute malnutrition in Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur, Sudan, because the warring parties have blocked deliveries of food, medicines and other essential supplies for months.

As Israeli attacks intensify in Lebanon, healthcare facilities are being forced to close, leading to devastating consequences for civilians and their access to healthcare. MSF urges all warring parties to spare civilians, medical facilities, and medical personnel.

Sexual violence is a major medical emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), notably in eastern provinces affected by armed conflicts like North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri or Maniema. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling on the government, donors, humanitarian organisations and parties to the conflict to mobilise to invest more in the prevention of sexual violence, improve access to comprehensive victim-centered care and increase the availability of victim support programmes.

As Israeli attacks intensify in Lebanon, healthcare facilities are being forced to close, leading to devastating consequences for civilians and their access to healthcare. MSF urges all warring parties to spare civilians, medical facilities, and medical personnel.

Dr Graham Knottenbelt is an anaesthetist from Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) who specialises in paediatric anaesthesia. He has recently completed his third assignment, in South Sudan, which marked a welcome return to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) after assignments in Sri Lanka and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002-2003.

Sexual violence is a major medical emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), notably in eastern provinces affected by armed conflicts like North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri or Maniema. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling on the government, donors, humanitarian organisations and parties to the conflict to mobilise to invest more in the prevention of sexual violence, improve access to comprehensive victim-centered care and increase the availability of victim support programmes.

Dr Trudy Rosenwald, who has worked as a mental health activity manager with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Bangladesh, explains the connection between physical and mental health.

Lebanon is experiencing the most significant escalation of conflict since the 2006 Lebanon War, with close to 1,300 people killed between 16 September and 1 October, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health. The intense Israeli bombardments have forced more than one million people to flee their homes. 

Lebanon is experiencing the most significant escalation of conflict since the 2006 Lebanon War, with close to 1,300 people killed between 16 September and 1 October, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health. The intense Israeli bombardments have forced more than one million people to flee their homes.